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My gripe here is, for example, YouTube premium charging to remove ads and that indeed does make the experience better - and then there are sponsorship messages
by karim79 4y ago
My gripe here is, for example, YouTube premium charging to remove ads and that indeed does make the experience better - and then there are sponsorship messages for stuff I won't name <cough> nordvpn for instance. There seems to be no rules about in-video sponsorship which honestly is driving me nuts. I feel like it is impossible to get away from ads no matter what one pays at this point.
- zimpenfish 4y ago> YouTube premium charging to remove ads [...] and then there are sponsorship messages That's the main reason I won't even consider YouTube Premium - pointless to pay for "an ad-free experience" when, instead, you get a 5 minute segment in the middle of a video shilling for [flavour of the month]VPN or Audible.
- the_af 4y agoWell, there are nuances. If you are playing a playlist of music videos, "standard" ads ruin your playlist. And music videos don't have sponsor interruptions. That said, the "sponsor segment" has become a staple in the YouTube channels I follow, and it is noticeable, but most authors will helpfully place it in its own segment, where you can skip it. I never watch the sponsor messages, because why would I? Ads suck.
- herbst 4y agoIf you use SmartTube App (afaik only on TV) it can automatically skip these segments (as well as ads)
- zimpenfish 4y agoAlas, it is a Samsung TV with an Apple TV plugged in. Double-unsupported!
- Bhurn00985 4y agoThough I pay for premium because I loathe ads, it still feels like a blackmail payment. A bit like paying protection money to the mafia. That said, sponsorblock works decently well for automatically skipping sponsored messages.